Like most teenagers, they are waiting for their eighteenth birthday; the age of adulthood, freedom, and maturity. For them, however, this wait is a bitter one, and that maturity is a sinister one; tainted with the smell of death. They remain in prison and wait to mature and turn eighteen; to be handed over to the gallows. Iran is one of the last countries in the world that issues death sentences for minors under the age of eighteen. They are then kept in prison for several months or years until they reach eighteen, at which point the law allows the noose to be placed around their necks. Amnesty International recently reported in a document titled 'Maturing Under Death Sentences' that between 2005 and 2015, at least 73 offenders under the age of 18 were executed in Iran, and according to the United Nations report, at least 160 offenders under 18 are awaiting execution in the country. This week, the guest on the Sixth Hour program was Mohammad Mostafaei, who during his years of activity as a lawyer in Iran handled numerous cases of execution of offenders below the legal age.
Waiting for the Birthday Celebration at the Gallows
The article discusses the grim reality faced by minors in Iran who are sentenced to death and must wait in prison until they turn eighteen. Amnesty International reports that many minors have been executed, and many more are awaiting execution. This issue highlights Iran's controversial stance on juvenile capital punishment.
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⚡ Actions
📰 What Happened
Iran executes minors, with 160 awaiting death sentences, highlighting severe human rights abuses.
- Iranian government execute offenders under 18
- Amnesty International report Iranian government
- offenders under 18 await gallows
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
Iran's practice of executing minors is a significant human rights violation that warrants global condemnation.
📝 Key Evidence
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